Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Search and rescue teams headed to the area on Saturday evening and found signs of an avalanche.

Heavy snow and wind this week is creating some of the most dangerous avalanche conditions of the season. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is warning recreators to stay out of harm's way.

A skier was buried to their waist and carried 200 yards last week after triggering a massive slab avalanche on Berthoud Pass’s “Postage Stamp” run.

The new weather stations map includes stations operated by the CAIC, ski areas, the SNOTEL network and CDOT.

Two snowboarders and a skier recorded video of a recent avalanche in RMNP.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is tracking recent snowfall and an increased risk of avalanches in most mountain areas across the state.

Avalanche season is here, but a new partnership between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center aims to make it easier to stay updated on risks and warnings.

It’s the peak of an epic ski season across the Mountain West. With more storms on the way and spring breakers soon descending, avalanche experts are urging caution.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center counts at least 33 avalanche deaths across the country so far this season. That number eclipses the 23 fatalities for the entire winter the year before – and several years prior.

The deaths of two Colorado men caught in backcountry avalanches and a third in Montana over the frigid Presidents Day weekend underscore the winter dangers in the Rocky Mountain wilderness. Forecasters say exceptionally weak layers of snowpack have created the most hazardous conditions in a decade.